{"id":9851,"date":"2022-09-18T12:45:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T16:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/?p=9851"},"modified":"2022-09-19T10:08:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T14:08:10","slug":"banned-books-week-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/2022\/09\/18\/banned-books-week-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Banned Books Week 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9851\" class=\"elementor elementor-9851\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11a5c7f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11a5c7f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14663e74\" data-id=\"14663e74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c18210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c18210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Banned Books Week 2022<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908dd0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"908dd0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Mercer University Libraries celebrates Banned Books Week from September 18 through September 24. Check out the list of banned books and the displays at the Mercer libraries. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/advocacy\/bbooks\/frequentlychallengedbooks\/top10\">banned books lists<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bannedbooksweek.org\/events\/\">events<\/a>, visit the American Library Association (ALA).\u00a0<\/p><p>Some reasons given for banning a book:<\/p><ul><li>Sex<\/li><li>Drugs\/alcohol<\/li><li>Witchcraft<\/li><li>Profanity<\/li><li>Homosexuality<\/li><li>Violence<\/li><li>Suicide<\/li><li>Rape<\/li><li>Racial Content<\/li><\/ul><p>List of Banned Books at Mercer University Libraries<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004919294005956\"><em>The Giving Tree<\/em> by Shel Silverstein<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004885827305956\"><em>Song of Solomon<\/em> by Toni Morrison<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991005117484505956\"><em>Lady Chatterley\u2019s Lover<\/em> by D.H. Lawrence<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004914951505956\"><em>The Lorax<\/em> by Dr. Seuss<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991004992339305956\"><em>The Awakening<\/em> by Kate Chopin<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004877389105956\"><em>Sophie\u2019s Choice<\/em> by William Styron<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004895156405956\"><em>Native Son<\/em> by Richard Wright<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004890142105956\"><em>Their Eyes Were Watching God<\/em> by Zora Neale Hurston<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004899443705956\"><em>Naked Lunch<\/em> by William Burroughs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004900528305956\"><em>Invisible Man<\/em> by Ralph Ellison<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004909262805956\"><em>The Perks of Being a Wallflower<\/em> by Stephen Chbosky<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004888448105956\"><em>Two Boys Kissing<\/em> by David Levithan<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004893947105956\"><em>The Kite Runner<\/em> by Khaled Hosseini<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004900371205956\"><em>The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> by Margaret Atwood<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004915666105956\"><em>I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings<\/em> by Maya Angelou<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004910203405956\"><em>Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out<\/em> by Susan Kuklin<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991005096801305956\"><em>Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.<\/em> by Luis J. Rodr\u00edguez<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004897333705956\"><em>All American Boys<\/em> by Jason Reynolds<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991004877323705956\"><em>The Watsons Go to Birmingham &#8212; 1963<\/em> by Christopher Paul Curtis<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/19k3js5\/alma991004885087605956\"><em>A Wrinkle in Time<\/em> by Madeleine L&#8217;Engle<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/19k3js5\/alma991004888042405956\"><em>Harriet, the Spy<\/em> by Louise Fitzhugh<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49671ce8\" data-id=\"49671ce8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3bcba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f3bcba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/banned-books-week-2022-graphic-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9855\" alt=\"banned books week september 18 to september 24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/banned-books-week-2022-graphic-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/banned-books-week-2022-graphic-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/banned-books-week-2022-graphic-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/banned-books-week-2022-graphic.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banned Books Week 2022 The Mercer University Libraries celebrates Banned Books Week from September 18 through September 24. Check out the list of banned books and the displays at the Mercer libraries. For banned books lists and events, visit the American Library Association (ALA).\u00a0 Some reasons given for banning a book: Sex Drugs\/alcohol Witchcraft Profanity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/banned-books-week-2022-graphic.png",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/banned-books-week-2022-graphic-75x75.png",75,75,true],"medium":["https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/banned-books-week-2022-graphic-300x169.png",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/banned-books-week-2022-graphic-768x432.png",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/banned-books-week-2022-graphic-1024x576.png",1024,576,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/banned-books-week-2022-graphic.png",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/banned-books-week-2022-graphic.png",1280,720,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Christian Pham","author_link":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/author\/cspham\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Banned Books Week 2022 The Mercer University Libraries celebrates Banned Books Week from September 18 through September 24. 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